Commentary Cons. Phil. Book 2 Prosa 8

est aliquando: "There is a time when"; use of the adverb virtually as a noun is not classical.nihil: accusative of respect with fallax: "not at all false"; adverbial in effect.mereatur: here, "behaves," with de hominibus, "towards men"; subjunctive in circumstantial cum-clause.tum scilicet cum: "namely then, when"; the cum-clauses to follow are temporal (specifying a time) hence the verbs are indicative.

3: Fortuna is now distinguished as prospera and aduersa. Good fortune falsely seems desirable, but bad is always sincerely hostile. The vivid personification with which this book began can now be dispensed with.